DAL59 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 3 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: On this note, what would be needed to chemically separate CO2 into carbon & oxygen? Ultraviolet lasers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Just now, DAL59 said: Ultraviolet lasers. Wait, seriously? Can you provide a source and more details for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 hour ago, insert_name said: Falcon heavy was announced in 2011, was supposed to be flying in 2013, so a four factor delay is reasonable That Falcon Heavy was not the one that is about to launch. This one is reusable. The original Falcon Heavy would have been expendable. It was not delayed- it was "canceled" so they could come up with a much better design. 1 minute ago, IncongruousGoat said: Wait, seriously? Can you provide a source and more details for this? https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wnjpew/scientists-turned-carbon-dioxide-into-oxygen-by-zapping-it-with-a-laser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Now let’s just hope it doesn’t become a permanent fixture... ಠ_ಠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Now let’s just hope it doesn’t become a permanent fixture... ಠ_ಠ Ohh - the grand old Falcon Heavy. They drained its tanks of fuel And left it on the pad to rust Cos they thought that would be kewl. And when it was up it was up And when it was down it was down And when it was only halfway up - it was neither up nor down. Yeah, having a great work day here. Can I go home yet... Edited January 19, 2018 by KSK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Augustus_ Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 6 hours ago, tater said: PLEASE PLEASE ULA launch that Atlas already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Spoiler 99 Falcons on the launchpad, 99 Falcons. Take one down (probably something instead of "down"?), launch it around, 98 Falcons on the launchpad,... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko dash Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 if they're able to place the roadster in a Mars orbit do you think it'd be possible for a later mission to recover it and land it on Mars? as an electric car it wouldn't have any issue driving on mars other than the lack of decent off-road capability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 It’s deja vu all over again Just now, marko dash said: if they're able to place the roadster in a Mars orbit do you think it'd be possible for a later mission to recover it and land it on Mars? as an electric car it wouldn't have any issue driving on mars other than the lack of decent off-road capability. It won’t actually be in Mars orbit. It’s orbit will stretch out to Mars’ orbital path. So it’ll be in Mars’ ‘hood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman4308 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 minute ago, marko dash said: if they're able to place the roadster in a Mars orbit do you think it'd be possible for a later mission to recover it and land it on Mars? as an electric car it wouldn't have any issue driving on mars other than the lack of decent off-road capability. That Tesla Roadster would be pretty thoroughly demolished by the hard vacuum and radiation of space. It's not going to be a functional vehicle anymore even before it leaves Earth orbit. Other than that, I try to keep things in perspective. The ULA payload is slated to go up, they have priority according to the same range rules SpaceX agreed to... and it is an actual payload rather than a demonstration flight with no firm launch date set because they're still testing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibb31 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, marko dash said: if they're able to place the roadster in a Mars orbit do you think it'd be possible for a later mission to recover it and land it on Mars? as an electric car it wouldn't have any issue driving on mars other than the lack of decent off-road capability. It's not an electric car any more. It has been gutted. Batteries, fluids, electronics, and anything that could interfere with the launch has been removed. It's an empty shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PakledHostage Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, Nibb31 said: It's not an electric car any more. It has been gutted. Batteries, fluids, electronics, and anything that could interfere with the launch has been removed. It's an empty shell. I just hope that someone secretly left a teapot (suitably eveloped in bubble wrap, of course) in the glovebox... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Me waiting for Falcon Heavy static fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 minute ago, sh1pman said: Me waiting for Falcon Heavy static fire Note for donkey, its an horse drawn carriage, you are pretty much an small horse so you could easy be set to some useful work. This would also make you less annoying as you would be to tired for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 hour ago, PakledHostage said: I just hope that someone secretly left a teapot (suitably eveloped in bubble wrap, of course) in the glovebox... Oh there is. If you doubt me, go look for yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Falcon Heavy is less than 6 months weeks days away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 3 hours ago, magnemoe said: Note for donkey, its an horse drawn carriage, you are pretty much an small horse so you could easy be set to some useful work. This would also make you less annoying as you would be to tired for it. The donkey came back to tell him, 'not this video again'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 26 minutes ago, DAL59 said: Falcon Heavy is less than 6 months weeks days away! And thus be it ever, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: And thus be it ever, apparently. A watched pot never boils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 1 hour ago, DAL59 said: Falcon Heavy is less than 6 months weeks days away! That looks to me like a convergent series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 6 hours ago, sh1pman said: That looks to me like a convergent series! Static fire in T-minus 6...6...6...6...6...6... *applies percussive maintenance to countdown clock* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefrums Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 11 minutes ago, KSK said: Static fire in T-minus 6...6...6.. Never put a clock inside a pentagram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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